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This research focuses on spectators' perceptions of the values and norms of sporting conduct in four high-profile professional sports: football, cricket, tennis, and golf. Four spectator populations (n=848) at four prestigious national sporting events in the UK in the summer of 2001 were surveyed. ...

Author(s)
McNamee, M.
Publisher
University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK
Citation
Sporting Conduct: a survey of sports spectators' perceptions of the values and norms of selected professional sports, 2001, pp 11 pp.
Abstract

Fundamental knowledge about a broad spectrum of physical activities is provided. Each chapter includes a brief historical perspective of the activity, information about the selection and care of required equipment, a digest of the basic rules, a discussion of the fundamental skills and techniques...

Publisher
Times Mirror/Mosby College Publishing, St. Louis, Montana, USA
Citation
Sports and recreational activities for men and women., 1987, pp 472pp.
Abstract

The report presents the results of a survey designed to study secondary school children's participation in sport and physical activity in school and outside of school. It is based on a sample of 2511 self completed questionnaires and 30 semi-structured interviews conducted among a representative...

Citation
Sports Study - Sports Council for Wales, 1993, No. 11, pp 51pp.
Abstract

Sports participation in Japan is increasing steadily. It has nearly doubled over the past 40 years and in 1985, 63% of Japanese over 20 years old participated in some form of sport. Baseball is the most popular sport, and soccer, volleyball, tennis and basketball are also very popular. The growth...

Author(s)
Ebashi, S.; Harada, M.; Morino, S.; Yamaguchi, Y.
Publisher
Giordano Bruno, Culemborg, Netherlands
Citation
Trends in sports: a multinational perspective., 1989, pp 91-119
Abstract

The report is the second in a series of biennial publications which provide information on sports club membership in Wales. The Sports Council for Wales commissioned Beaufort to include questions on sports club membership in their 1991/92 Welsh Omnibus Survey. Between June 1991 - March 1992, a...

Citation
Sports Update - Sports Council for Wales, 1993, No. 15, pp 5pp.
Abstract

Interschool sports are found in almost all American schools and at all levels. Sport unites all segments of a school, it contributes to physical fitness, and there is some evidence that sports participation leads to better grades, higher academic aspirations and positive self-concept. However,...

Author(s)
Sperber, M.; Sage, G. H.; Eitzen, D. S.
Publisher
Saint Martin's Press, New York, USA
Citation
Sport in contemporary society: an anthology., 1993, pp 138-161
Abstract

This report highlights the importance of sport to the economy in Scotland, UK, and looks at ways in which business and sport can work together for their mutual benefit. The topics covered include: the National Lottery and its impact on the sports sector; sponsorship; sports facilities; equal...

Citation
Sport is big business., 1993, pp 8pp.
Abstract

Questionnaires sent to sports clubs and local government authorities in Western Australia provided information on the needs and problems associated with shared facilities. Joint funding would result in more cost-effective use of public expenditure through the sharing of capital and/or running...

Citation
A chance to share: a report on the community use of school sports facilities in Western Australia., 1986, pp 31pp.
Abstract

The objectives of the survey were to: (1) profile the membership of sports clubs in terms of age and sex; (2) establish if young people are regarded as a priority area and what methods, if any, are used to target young people; (3) outline the facilities used by sports clubs by the dual use of ...

Citation
Research Report, Scottish Sports Council, 1988, No. 5, pp 72pp.
Abstract

This guidance note provides clear, concise, comprehensive and up-to-date information on the planning, management and programming of sports facilities in the UK. A programme is the main way of ensuring that the objectives of sports clubs, organizations and facilities are achieved. The publication...

Citation
Programming a sports facility., 1994, pp 8 pp.

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